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Vietnamese Endemics (János Oláh)! Collared Laughingthrush is one of the most sought-after Vietnamese endemics (János Oláh)! VIETNAM 12 MARCH – 2 APRIL 2017 LEADER: JÁNOS OLÁH Birdquest was the pioneer birdwatching company to take birders to Vietnam and ever since we have returned regularly to this amazing country! Indochina has many endemics and an additional wide range of special birds. Vietnam hosts a fairly large number of birds found nowhere else, and it is amazing how much more we see nowadays on the tour compared to the lists of 1990’s. Especially since 2005 a lot of new birding sites and a new generation of birders emerged with the help of the growing economy of the country. This was the time when we revised our itinerary and again we were the first to visit the Central Highlands for some newly described birds. The itinerary keeps changing with new birds and locations being found and we try to keep up with all the changes. For some years we were visiting Ba Be National Park in the north to see the very rare White-eared Night Heron but in 2016 and 2017 we did not go to the site (despite it being in the itinerary) as there were no breeding locations known any longer. The local farmers destroyed the nest in 2016 and it has not been relocated, so seeing the bird became very difficult again. It is not going to be in our programme from 2018 but in case of favourable news before the tour, we can organize a short extension for those who want to try. We have also operated an expedition in 2017 following the regular tour to seek out more special birds and as a result we will have some exciting changes in the 2018 itinerary! Our 2017 tour 1 BirdQuest Tour Report: Vietnam www.birdquest-tours.com was again a highly successful one and we managed to find almost all of our target birds on our epic journey across this long country from south to north. We saw an amazing nine species of pheasants and partridges including the enigmatic Orange-necked Partridge and several superb looks of Germain’s Peacock-Pheasant. We also had no less than ten species of cuckoos, six species of owls including an adult and a juvenile Spot- bellied Eagle Owl, fourteen species of woodpeckers and an amazing ten species of laughinghthrushes, which is certainly a main focus of this tour. No doubt the much-localised pittas were also very high on the wish-list and we were not disappointed with several great looks of Blue-rumped and Bar-bellied Pittas! All the key Indochinese endemics were also seen amongst a good total of 390 species recorded. Highlights among the many regional or near-endemics included superb views of Pied Falconet, a pair of the very shy and rare Red-collared Woodpecker, several Red-vented, Indochinese and Necklaced Barbets (the latter is split from Golden-throated), Yellow-vented and Pin-tailed Green Pigeons, Dalat Shrike-babbler (split from White-browed), White-winged Magpie, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, the punkish but shy Indochinese Green Magpie, Indochinese Cuckooshrike, Vietnamese Greenfinch, Limestone Warbler (split from Sulphur- breasted), Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler (or Indochinese Wren-babbler), Sooty Babbler, Grey-faced Tit- babbler, Black-hooded, Rufous-cheeked, Grey, Chestnut-eared, Orange-breasted, Collared and White- cheeked Laughingthrushes, Vietnamese Cutia, Black-crowned Barwing, Grey-crowned Crocias, Black- crowned Fulvetta, Black-browed Fulvetta, Black-headed Parrotbill and superb Short-tailed Parrotbills, Fujian Niltava and White-tailed Flycatcher as well as Yellow-billed Nuthatch. Bar-bellied Pitta is probably THE most wanted bird in Vietnam for obvious reasons (János Oláh)! The supporting cast had a wide range of other hard-to-see or localised birds like Malayan Night Heron, Siamese Fireback, stunning Green Peafowl, Silver Pheasant, Great Hornbill, River Lapwing, Cook’s Swift, Hodgson’s Frogmouth, showy Banded Kingfisher, Green-eared Barbet, shy Pale-headed Woodpecker, Speckled and White-browed Piculets, Banded, Long-tailed, Dusky and Silver-breasted Broadbill, Swinhoe’s Minivet, Slender-billed Oriole, the black-crested race of Sultan Tit, Chestnut Bulbul, Rufous-faced, Bianchi’s, Alström’s, White-spectacled and Grey-cheeked Warblers, Red-billed Scimitar Babbler, Limestone, Eye- 2 BirdQuest Tour Report: Vietnam www.birdquest-tours.com browed and Streaked Wren-Babblers, Spot-necked Babblers, Collared Babbler, Rufous-throated Fulvetta, Rufous-backed and Black-headed Sibias, Vinous-breasted and Golden-crested Mynas, Japanese Thrush, stunning Green Cochoa, skulking White-gorgeted, Pale Blue and Hainan Blue Flycatchers and Fork-tailed Sunbird. Non-avian highlights included several regionally endemic primates such as Black-shanked Douc Langur, Annamese Langur and Buff-cheeked Gibbon in Cat Tien NP, the amazing coloured Red-shanked Douc Langur in Bach Ma NP, Hatinh Langur in Phong Nha Ke Bang NP and Delacour’s Langur at Van Long Marsh. All in all we had an action-packed tour to this truly fantastic country again! Special thanks must go to our fantastic and very knowledgeable Vietnamese guide, Quang who made our visit even more memorable! Short-tailed Parrotbills in Tam Dao National Park (János Oláh)! The tour began with a longish drive from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) to Cat Tien National Park, which is actually the largest remaining lowland forest block in northern Cochinchina and has recovered well after the Vietnam War of the sixties and early seventies. We arrived at this spectacular park in time for the late afternoon bird activity. After a quick check-in we drove to a more open area of the park seeing a gorgeous pair of Siamese Firebacks on the way. In the last hour of birding we managed to see Common Flameback, Indian Cuckoo, Thick-billed Green Pigeon and Yellow-bellied Prinia. We did not connect with the Green Peafowls we were particularly after but it was a nice first birding session! As we were walking back to our rooms at dusk several harrier-like Great-eared Nightjars were calling and showing well and a Large-tailed Nightjar was also lured into view. Early next morning we made special trip to visit a pitta-feeding spot. We took up positions and soon after dawn a nice Green-legged Partridge slowly walked across the little clearing allowing excellent looks. We did not need to wait long to see our first pitta bouncing in the background and soon we were watching a pair of fantastic Bar-bellied Pittas. We spent a little more time at this location and although the much wanted Blue- rumped Pitta did not show (it has not been showing in this area this year) we had great looks of Abott’s Babblers, a female Siberian Blue Robin, White-rumped Shama and Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher. On the way out from the feeding area we saw Black-and-red Broadbill, White-browed Piculet, Great Iora, Grey-eyed Bulbul and, Blue-winged Leafbird and Ruby-cheeked Sunbird. 3 BirdQuest Tour Report: Vietnam www.birdquest-tours.com Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher male (left) and Oriental Pratincole in Cat Tien NP (János Oláh). The rest of the morning was spent along the main track both on foot and on a back of a jeep. We saw several bird parties which had some exciting birds like male Orange-breasted Trogon, Heart-spotted Woodpecker, the localised Grey-faced Tit-Babbler, Black-hooded Oriole, Great Iora, Bar-winged Flycatcher- Shrike and Swinhoe’s Minivet. We also tracked down Green-eared and Blue-eared Barbets, Greater Flameback, Red-breasted Parakeet, a party of Dusky Broadbills and Ochraceous Bulbuls. On our return journey to the headquarters we saw Red Junglefowl and Blue-bearded Bee-eater to round off this memorable morning! After a quick but refreshing lunch we visited some paddy fields on the edge of the national park. On the way we saw Grey-headed Fish Eagle and a fine male Green Peafowl. In the open habitat we saw Grey-faced Buzzard, Asian Koels, Greater and Lesser Coucals, Indian (Black-billed) Roller, Stejneger’s Stonechat, the handsome Plain-backed Sparrow. We were also lucky to see a flock of 70 breeding plumaged Oriental Pratincoles as they were feeding on the ground and in the air. Unfortunately the Indochinese Bushlark was only heard briefly just as the sun was setting. On the return drive we saw more Green Peafowls. What a stunning bird it is with its long and colourful tail! As dusk fell a patrolling Great Eared Nightjar emerged early to give nice views. Our next day was a real pheasant day! After breakfast we drove to a bamboo area where we only had fleeting views of the usually shy Pale-headed Woodpecker but Yellow-bellied Warbler was a bit more cooperative! Red Junglefowl was seen very well on the track as we entered a Lagerstroemia woodland and for the next few hours we were birding amongst these giant trees. There were very few flowering trees around but after some work we finally managed to find one where we saw Golden-crested Myna and both Golden-fronted and Blue-winged Laefbirds. Pigeons were a bit thin on the ground but a few Thick-billed Green Pigeons and Green Imperial Pigeons show up. We also had great looks of the Indochinese endemic Red-vented Barbet near this flowering tree showing its red bristles around it big beak! Another feature of this woodland that in this season the rather leafless trees allow good views of some canopy birds and we managed to locate both Banded and Dusky Broadbills as well as Laced Woodpecker and Velvet-fronted Nuthatch. Just as we were walking on the winding track we heard the wing-whirring of a displaying Siamese Fireback and as we slowly approached him we could watch this beautiful bird walking in the forest.
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